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Our energy in 2026.

We're ending the year with more good news. A judge vacated our client's conviction and 18-year prison sentence for experiencing a stillbirth. The state plans to retry her, and we'll be there at her side. www.al.com/news/2025/12...

From local courtrooms to the UN, from events big and small, we fought for a world that recognizes pregnant people's rights. Check out our 2025 impact, and make a year-end gift at pregnancyjusticeus.org/donate to help sustain the work ahead!

Since 2022, 100 independent clinics have closed or stopped providing abortions. This has a devastating impact on communities that rely on them. But we can help keep clinics open. Learn more about clinic closures: communitiesneedclinics.org @abortioncare.bsky.social #IndiesProvide

Care centers where mothers and drug-exposed newborns are treated together prove a simple point: when mothers and babies stay together, both recover more quickly, outcomes improve, and foster placements fall. Substance use during pregnancy should be treated as a public health issue, not a crime.

Empowering fertility journeys: organizational policies, autonomy and well-being Osama Khassawneh www.emerald.com/er/article/d... Ping #PLRG_PLACESproject

“Expanding access to contraception now is really important, because people face barriers to accessing contraception and the consequences of having an unintended pregnancy can be even more dire for people who are living in states where abortion access is so constrained." @drdgrossman.bsky.social

Network analysis and comparison of psychological distress among women with miscarriage experience Martin Robinson, Martina Galeotti, Gary Mitchell, Mark Tomlinson & Áine Aventin www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

NEW: In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant. She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency. Then she died. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Anti-abortion politicians will stop at nothing to control our bodies, lives, and futures. The scientific evidence overwhelmingly shows that medication abortion is safe and effective, and we'll never stop fighting for our reproductive freedom.

Expanding access to birth control should be a public health priority. Removing barriers to contraception improves health outcomes, reduces inequities, and makes communities stronger #ThxBirthControl

Don’t miss your chance to apply for our Senior Staff Attorney position! The application closes this Wednesday, November 12th! pregnancyjustice.bamboohr.com/careers/47

Don’t miss your chance to apply for our Senior Staff Attorney position! The application closes this Wednesday, November 12th! pregnancyjustice.bamboohr.com/careers/47

Where did we go wrong? Recruitment challenges in exploring LGBTIQA+ experiences following miscarriage Max Twycross, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jade Bilardi, Emily Thrower, Clare Bellhouse connectsci.au/sh/article/2...

Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd

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A group of immigration detainees and local activists describe the Chicago-area facility as a "black box" where federal immigration authorities act with total impunity. @rosencaitlyn.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/class-action...

While working people across the country are struggling to afford healthcare, food, and housing, the government is spending billions of dollars terrorizing our communities. It's time to demand better.. Text POWERED to 787-57. #ImmigrantRights #CommunityPower

“.. Andrea Soria, whose daughter plays at Luna y Cielo, overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: ‘We have to be good or ICE will get us.’” @apnews.com #Chicago apnews.com/article/chic...

NEW: US state laws requiring healthcare providers to notify a parent about a young person’s abortion decision are causing harm. In a new report, HRW and If/When/How document how state-mandated parental notification laws in six US states threaten young people’s health and safety. Learn more ⤵️

France’s Senate gave its final approval to a bill defining rape and other sexual assault as any non-consensual sexual act, a move that comes after the landmark drugging and rape trial that shook France and turned Gisèle Pelicot into a global icon. www.courthousenews.com/france-adopt...

Disparities in stillbirth rates according to municipal deprivation levels: a nationwide study in Brazil Ismina Papadhima, Lays Janaina Prazeres Marques, Elzo Pereira Pinto Jr, Hannah Blencowe, Marcia Furquim de Almeida, et al bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

The government has promoted a birth boom while discouraging pregnant people from taking -SSRIs -COVID vaccines -Tylenol all going against medical consensus & evidence. We spoke to the people trying to keep their pregnancies healthy in the face of govt misinformation 19thnews.org/2025/10/preg...

Misoprostol-only abortions are safe, effective, and increasingly relevant as access shifts across the U.S. carafem has offered this option since 2020 to expand access and provide care you can trust.

The Supreme Court used the “major questions doctrine” to reject much of the Biden administration’s efforts to address climate change, Covid and student debt. The court’s commitment to the doctrine will be tested next week when it hears arguments about President Trump’s tariffs program.

It’s time to drop the disinfo & get #AbortionAccurate ✅ We're joining @reproaction.bsky.social, @heyjane.com, & @reprorights.org in reclaiming the narrative around mifepristone with the facts: Medication abortion is safe & effective. Join in, share & flood your feed with the data, now thru Nov!

"Crisis pregnancy centers" are anti-abortion fake clinics built to deceive & delay people seeking care. Their latest legal strategy hinges on the pseudoscientific myth of abortion pill "reversal." @autonomynews.co's @garnethenderson.com & @susanrinkunas.com unpack CPCs' new, dangerous rhetoric:

Join our fight to advance and defend the rights of pregnant people as a summer intern! pregnancyjustice.bamboohr.com/careers/48

Birth Justice exists when every person feels empowered to make healthy decisions for themselves and their future. There’s been an increase in the criminalization of pregnant people post-Dobbs – another unjust consequence of cruel anti-abortion laws. 🎥 @pregnancyjust.bsky.social

Ahead of Thursday’s “People’s UPR” that will highlight human rights abuses across the U.S., we’re joining 100+ orgs to call out the diminishing state of bodily autonomy. The Trump admin cannot be allowed to evade its human rights review. Read our letter: www.globaljusticecenter.net/letter-repro...

Family health insurance coverage for the vast majority of U.S. workers reached an average of $27,000 this year, and it's expected to rise next year, according to new survey.

ICE’s own policies say the agency should not detain pregnant, postpartum or nursing individuals. It’s doing so anyway. Immigrants’ health is suffering. Congress has abandoned a requirement that ICE make public how many such immigrants have been detained. 19thnews.org/2025/10/ice-...

Anti-mafia laws, long used to dismantle criminal empires, may become the next tool to restrict abortion.

Just a few more days to buy tickets and support Pregnancy Justice! 🎫🎶 JusticeAid is curating a benefit concert with the Grammy and Oscar-winning Lisa Fischer and The Orrin Evans Trio. The night also includes a three-course meal and a cocktail reception. justiceaid.networkforgood.com/events/89859...

Don’t miss your chance to experience the legendary Ms. Lisa Fischer with the Orrin Evans Trio at JusticeAid's concert in support of @pregnancyjust.bsky.social From jazz and gospel to pop and rock, this is artistry you won’t hear anywhere else. 🎶 Secure your spot now!

“Prosecutors are wielding criminal laws to surveil and criminalize pregnant people, their behavior, and their pregnancy outcomes." —Dana Sussman, @pregnancyjust.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com

Many in reproductive health warned this would happen and it's heartbreaking to see it come true. A Grim New Report Shows How Pregnant People Have Been Policed Post-Roe newrepublic.com/article/2011... by @melissagiragrant.com via @newrepublic.com CC: @danasuss.bsky.social @pregnancyjust.bsky.social

UPDATE: Applications will close on Tuesday, October 14, at 5pm ET. Share with someone you know who would make a good fit!

Job opportunity✨💻 Help us create a Knowledge Hub through a grant-funded project with Doing Right by Birth! If you are a detail-oriented & organized lover of workflow tools, apply now with a 1-2 paragraph statement of interest and resume. Apps close in 2 weeks. www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/careers/

Today is your LAST CHANCE to register for our Personhood and Pregnancy Symposium! We'll discuss research on fetal personhood, gender stereotypes, reproductive justice, wrongful convictions, junk science, and the post-Dobbs landscape. Sign up by 5 pm ET: nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We have NEW research on pregnancy-related prosecutions in the first two years after Dobbs, and there are surely more cases. They show us that giving rights to fertilized eggs, embryos, and fetuses paves the way for people to be ARRESTED and PUNISHED for all pregnancy outcomes — beyond abortion.

TOMORROW📣 We're discussing our latest research on pregnancy-related criminal charges in the first two years after Dobbs. RSVP: pregnancyjusticeus-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us for our Policing Pregnancy webinar series to learn about the fight over who is a person in America and to hear our latest findings on pregnancy-related criminal charges after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Sign up at linktr.ee/pregnancyjust 🔔‼️

We came to the UN to deliver the recommendations our government refuses to face, because people’s lives cannot wait. This refusal is one more step in this administration’s intent to undermine human rights and silence those who are fighting to protect them.

Announcing “Reproductive Justice: Is Being Pregnant a Crime?” The overturning of Roe v. Wade has intensified barriers to comprehensive reproductive care. Our expert panel will explore how we can protect and advance reproductive rights. #ClassACTHR73Forum www.classacthr73.org/Reproductive...

Abortion bans are costing people their health, safety, and lives. This UN review of the US’s human rights record is our chance to demand accountability. #ReproRights #HumanRights youtu.be/EGuDHtXSEMg

Giving the state power over pregnancy fuels criminalization and strips rights from pregnant people. Learn more from Karen Thompson, Legal Director at @pregnancyjust.bsky.social, and Garin Marschall, co-founder of @patientforward.bsky.social, in the new rePROs Fight Back episode:

Anti-abortion activists are misusing the 14th Amendment to undermine the rights of pregnant people‼️ Our president, Lourdes A. Rivera, explains what is at stake on @rewirenewsgroup.com's Boom! Lawyered podcast. ⬇️